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A Cost Analysis of the Treatment of Common Bile Duct Stones Discovered During . Cholecystectomy

L. William Traverso, MD

Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA

There are a variety of procedures to use once a common bile duct stone is discovered at the time of cholecystectomy. To be cost-effective, the surgeon must know how much money will be spent with each procedure chosen. Cost data is largely unavailable because costs are difficult to estimate and charge data are jealously guarded. In addition, costs are not the same at different hospitals and therefore cannot be compared. The factors that increase costs for treating bile duct stones are outlined in this report and real costs are used from one hospital to help with illustration. Surgical costs vary with the severity of the disease, the amount of operating room time required, and length of stay. These surgical costs can be avoided by choosing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreato4raphy, but the new costs increase almost twice that of a successful laparoscopic common bile duct exploration. Knowledge of the pattern of choledocholithiasis, the varieties of treatment, the cost implications; and the outcomes of each are the subject of this report. Copyright © 2000 by W.B. Saunders Company.

Key Words: Bile duct stones • cholecystectomy • cost analysis • charges • value • cholangiogram • bile duct exploration • outcomes.

Surgical Innovation, Vol. 7, No. 4, 302-307 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/155335060000700410
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